Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning enable people in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to understand these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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